Control of the Nigrostriatal Dopamine Neuron Activity and Motor Function by the Tail of the Ventral Tegmental Area

Cocaine Drives Aversive Conditioning via Delayed Activation of Dopamine-Responsive Habenular and Midbrain Pathways

(2013) T. C. Jhou et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Braking Dopamine Systems: A New GABA Master Structure for Mesolimbic and Nigrostriatal Functions

(2012) M. Barrot et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Activation of lateral habenula inputs to the ventral midbrain promotes behavioral avoidance

(2012) Alice M Stamatakis et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Whole-Brain Mapping of Direct Inputs to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2012) Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida et al.   NEURON

Regional c-Fos and FosB/ΔFosB expression associated with chronic methamphetamine self-administration and methamphetamine-seeking behavior in rats

(2012) J.L. Cornish et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Mapping of reinforcing and analgesic effects of the mu opioid agonist Endomorphin-1 in the ventral midbrain of the rat

(2012) Thomas C. Jhou et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

A new control center for dopaminergic systems: pulling the VTA by the tail

(2012) Romain Bourdy et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Parallel contributions of cerebellar, striatal and M1 mechanisms to motor sequence learning

(2011) Virginia B. Penhune et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus neurons projecting to the dorsal raphe and pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus: psychostimulant-elicited Fos expression and collateralization

(2011) Heather N. Lavezzi et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Differential regulation of motor control and response to dopaminergic drugs by D1R and D2R neurons in distinct dorsal striatum subregions

(2011) Pierre F Durieux et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Opioid-Sensitive GABA Inputs from Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Synapse onto Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

(2011) A. Matsui et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Negative Reward Signals from the Lateral Habenula to Dopamine Neurons Are Mediated by Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus in Primates

(2011) S. Hong et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

How Addictive Drugs Disrupt Presynaptic Dopamine Neurotransmission

(2011) David Sulzer   NEURON

Inhibitory Inputs from Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons Regulate Spontaneous Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Cells and Their Responses to Drugs of Abuse

(2011) Salvatore Lecca et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Dynamic regulation of midbrain dopamine neuron activity: intrinsic, synaptic, and plasticity mechanisms

(2011) H. Morikawa et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Neuronal circuits underlying acute morphine action on dopamine neurons

(2011) M. Jalabert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pharmacological recruitment of the GABAergic tail of the ventral tegmental area by acute drug exposure

(2010) Jennifer Kaufling et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

The inhibitory influence of the lateral habenula on midbrain dopamine cells: Ultrastructural evidence for indirect mediation via the rostromedial mesopontine tegmental nucleus

(2010) Judith Joyce Balcita-Pedicino et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Goal-directed and habitual control in the basal ganglia: implications for Parkinson's disease

(2010) Peter Redgrave et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Effects of Drugs of Abuse on Putative Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons, Inhibitory Afferents to Midbrain Dopamine Cells

(2010) Salvatore Lecca et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The brain pattern of c-fos induction by two doses of amphetamine suggests different brain processing pathways and minor contribution of behavioural traits

(2010) D. Rotllant et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

γ-Aminobutyric Acid Cells with Cocaine-Induced ΔFosB in the Ventral Tegmental Area Innervate Mesolimbic Neurons

(2009) Jennifer Kaufling et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Lateral habenula projections to dopamine and GABA neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area

(2009) Natalia Omelchenko et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Afferents to the GABAergic tail of the ventral tegmental area in the rat

(2009) Jennifer Kaufling et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus: A structure targeted by the lateral habenula that projects to the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and substantia nigra compacta

(2009) Thomas C. Jhou et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Dynamic reorganization of striatal circuits during the acquisition and consolidation of a skill

(2009) Henry H Yin et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic Afferent to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, Encodes Aversive Stimuli and Inhibits Motor Responses

(2009) Thomas C. Jhou et al.   NEURON

Fos After Single and Repeated Self-Administration of Cocaine and Saline in the Rat: Emphasis on the Basal Forebrain and Recalibration of Expression

(2009) Daniel S Zahm et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Organization of ventral tegmental area projections to the ventral tegmental area–nigral complex in the rat

(2008) J.G.P. Ferreira et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Motor-skill learning in a novel running-wheel task is dependent on D1 dopamine receptors in the striatum

(2008) I. Willuhn et al.   NEUROSCIENCE